Social Education January/February 2019
Social Education January/February 2019
Volume:83
Num:1
This issue of Social Education offers a rich array of current topics, stimulating historical documents, and research-based findings about the kind of teaching that engages students, develops their thinking skills, and prepares them for effective citizenship.
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NCSS Notebook
Revitalizing Civic Learning
It is vital to the health and future of our democracy that we prepare our students for knowledgeable, engaged, and active citizenship.
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Project-Based Learning in Primary-Grade Social Studies
Project-based learning not only engages and fosters development in young learners, it enables them to see themselves as change agents in their communities.
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Editor's Notebook
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Revitalizing Civic Learning
It is vital to the health and future of our democracy that we prepare our students for knowledgeable, engaged, and active citizenship.
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Lessons on the Law
April 1, 2020 is the Next Census Day: Everyone Should Be Counted, but How?
The controversy over a proposed census question on citizenship status can launch an engaging classroom lesson on the U.S. constitutional requirement to count every resident.
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Examining the Legacy of Wisconsin v. Yoder Using Primary Documents
Should parents’ religious rights outweigh government’s interest in citizens’ education or wellbeing? Primary documents from a Supreme Court case can engage students in a spirited debate on this complex issue.
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Expanding Student Understanding of Slavery in America by Exploring an Arabic Muslim Slave Narrative
Examining the life of an enslaved West African man in North Carolina who wrote a memoir in Arabic can broaden students’ perspectives on slavery in America.
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The Bullying of Religious Minorities in Schools: Consequences and Solutions
The authors recommend important steps and strategies to help schools and educators reduce or prevent bullying.
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The Deliberative Classroom: Inquiry-Based Teaching, Evaluative Questions, and Deliberation
In a classroom that promotes deliberation, students practice the kinds of speaking, listening, and critical thinking skills that advance active citizenship.
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Operation TPAJAX: An Investigation into the 1953 Iranian Coup d’État
The suggested classroom activities can launch an important lesson on Cold War conflicts, provide contextual insight into Iranian-Western relations, and develop students’ historical thinking skills.
Pawnee County, Kansas 1877-1880: Using Primary Sources to Investigate Local History
Federal census reports and diaries from the past offer students a unique opportunity to conduct authentic research that deepens their understanding of their own community’s history.
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The Braceros: Mexican Workers in the Jim Crow South, 1949–1951
Primary sources on the treatment of contracted Mexican workers in Arkansas in the mid-twentieth century can launch an engaging lesson on the role of race, economic power, regional differences, and citizenship status in historical events.